Education
Despite 13-Month Non-Payment, FG Reduces Scholars’ Stipends For 2024 Academic Year
Nigeria’s Federal Scholarship Board (FSB), a department of the Ministry of Education, has reduced the monthly stipends for scholars who are beneficiaries of...
Part-time University Teachers In Senegal To Stage Protests Over Salary, Status
Part-time teachers from Senegal’s public universities have disclosed plans to protest over their demand for improved status and timely payment of salaries. The...
Africa Faces Shortage of 15 Million Teachers – AU Official
Africa is facing a shortage of 15 million teachers, which is slowing down the continent’s development, a senior African Union (AU) official said....
JAMB Names Five Nigerian Universities Allegedly Involved In ‘Illegal’ Admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has accused five Nigerian Universities of allegedly being involved in illegal admissions of tertiary students. Is-haq...
Just In: Minister Of Education Orders JAMB, Institutions Not To Admit Anyone Below 18
Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has mandated the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and all universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education...
UI Students Protest Against Power Rationing, Fee Hike
Students at the University of Ibadan are protesting on campus the recent changes in power supply announced by the university management. The management’s...
Niger Forges Ahead, Opens University Applications For Young Nigeriens To Study Oil Exploration
The Republic of Niger has announced the opening of pre-registrations and academic year for 2024/2025 undergraduate students planning their careers in the petroleum...
Abia State Set To Pay Salaries Owed To State Workers
Abia State Government has said it would pay salaries owed to state universities’ workers in batches. As disclosed during a press conference on...
India’s Supreme Court Orders Re-Examination of Medical Entrance Exam Amid Scam Allegations
The Supreme Court of India on Thursday instructed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to re-conduct the undergraduate medical entrance exams for 1,563 students...
WAEC Seeks Strike Exemption to Complete Exams
Dr Amos Dangut, the Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has requested an exemption from the...
FG Delegation to Meet UK University Over Nigerian Students’ Deportation Order
A delegation from the Nigerian Federal Government is set to meet with Teesside University officials in the United Kingdom regarding an alleged “unjust...
Malian Economist Sentenced for Criticizing Military Junta; Faces Jail and Fine
Prominent Malian economist and professor Étienne Fakaba Sissoko has been sentenced to two years in prison, with one year suspended, following his criticism...